CIFS (Common Internet File System) and SMB (Server Message Block) are network protocols used for sharing files, printers, and other resources between computers. They allow a client computer to access files and resources on a server as if they were local. SMB is the older protocol, while CIFS is a variation of SMB developed to work over the Internet. Both CIFS and SMB operate at the application layer of the OSI networking model and are commonly used for file and printer sharing in Windows environments.
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